Ginseng Black Chicken Soup

Inside the wooden box were some very fine jewelry, with pearls, gemstones, jade, tortoise shell and agate intertwined together, making the entire box sparkling.

Ji Yang and his brother squatted aside out of curiosity to join in the fun, but their mother wouldn't let them touch the box, saying that bugs might get into their flesh.

Song Dongdong untied the things that were tangled together. He was the most excited and kept muttering "getting rich".

When Song Qiu Sheng heard that it was his sister who found the box, he no longer found it strange. His sister's luck was unmatched.

"Is this thing real? It's not right that no one would find it if it was buried by the river."

In fact, everyone knows that there is a high probability that they are real treasures. Who would have the time to bury an iron box by the river?

"It looks like something that was buried decades ago. I guess there was an accident, otherwise it would have been found so recently." The box was buried under a tree near the river. Its location near the hillside made it easy to find.

Song Dongdong circled the treasure box and said, "We found this!" He didn't want to return the money he found.

Song Qiu Sheng laughed: "No one asked to hand it in. If it was something I picked up with my own ability, it would have been taken away long ago if it had an owner."

Song Dongdong felt relieved. Even though he had no use for these jewellery, they looked very valuable and he might be able to sell them for a good price.

After packing the box, Song Dongdong grabbed a pearl necklace in her hand and couldn't let it go.

He held the necklace flatteringly: "Sister, this necklace suits you very well, with such big pearls!"

Song Shixia pushed it away in disgust: "It's too big. You should dispose of something you dug out of the ground as soon as possible. It's unlucky to wear it on your body."

Song Qiusheng and his sister had the same idea.

"Dongdong, it's best not to wear these things as they are of unknown origin."

Although Song Dongdong was reluctant, she nodded sensibly.

"I know. Let's sell them all."

Song Qiusheng scraped off the rust on the outer layer of the iron box.

"This box is still usable. It's a very pretty wooden box. Don't damage it."

Song Shixia also thought the box was exquisite and beautiful, but she lost interest when she thought about it being dug out of the ground.

Father Yao poked his head out and said: "The pearls are of good quality. Why did you just throw this golden nanmu box on the ground?"

Everyone was startled and Ji Yuan sat down on the ground.

Yao's father laughed awkwardly, "Did I scare you?"

Everyone looked at each other, and Song Dongdong subconsciously wanted to hide the pearl necklace.

Song Shixia immediately responded with a smile: "I was a little surprised. We were discussing where to hide our family fortune. After discussion, we decided to sell it to avoid any more trouble."

She said this with a tentative tone. Uncle Yao had many connections. He must know many collectors and antique shop owners in his jade business. Any of them could help them dispose of these jewels.

Yao's father was extremely embarrassed, it was obvious that the other person was hiding something.

"Are you going to sell these pearls? Are you going to sell the box?"

Song Qiu Sheng was a little reluctant to part with it, as he liked this box.

"Uncle, this box can't be sold."

Yao's father expressed his understanding, "It's okay, I just asked, the main thing is that golden nanmu is a good thing."

After Yao's father's popular science, people learned that the ancient emperors' dragon thrones, coffins, and dragon beds were all made of golden nanmu, and in ancient times golden nanmu was monopolized by emperors.

Song Dongdong suddenly felt the box was burning his hands.

Father Yao hesitated and asked, "Will you sell this chain for 50,000 yuan?"

Fifty thousand?!

For Song Dongdong, who had never seen a thousand yuan, fifty thousand yuan was an amount he could not even dream of. Could it be that his family was going to become a ten thousand yuan household? !

Song Qiusheng looked at his sister, and Song Shixia smiled and said, "Sell it. Our family still has a few things passed down from our ancestors. Uncle, do you want to take a look?"

Father Yao showed interest.

"Of course I have to take a look. This is my specialty." He has no other hobbies except drinking wine, tasting tea and visiting antique streets.

Song Shixia picked out a few things that the elderly would like, including Hetian jade rings and fan pendants, pure red and blue sapphires, carved walnuts, etc.

Yao's father thought they were all pearls. If they were all pearls, he would not have spent 50,000 yuan to buy each one.

The things Song Shixia brought up hit him hard, and he knew the price was not cheap as soon as he saw the quality.

"I can't eat these. If you trust me, I'll take them to G City and ask my old friend if anyone wants to buy them. I can only buy this ring."

He fell in love with the jade ring at first sight. If he was not mistaken, it was probably Hetian jade.

Even though he has ten rings on his hands, he could buy more and change them every day.

He patted his big belly and said, "This pair of red coral beads is nice. I want them too. I'll go back and ask the master to make a pair of earrings and a necklace for Yao Xue."

The three items were sold for 100,000 yuan, the pearl necklace and the jade ring were sold for 50,000 yuan each, and Song Shixia did not charge for the red coral.

Song Qiu Sheng and Song Dong Dong had no objection. Yao Xue would be their family from now on, so there was no need to trade among family members.

Before Song's father and mother had a chance to talk to Yao's father alone, Yao's father took the initiative to start the conversation at the dinner table.

"Brother Song, Sister Zheng, I have delayed you for quite some time this time. I will be back the day after tomorrow morning. The matter about the two children has been finalized. Let them get engaged first. Two years later, no matter how much your Qiu Sheng gives as a gift, our family will give double the dowry. This point will not change. This is the custom of marrying off daughters in our place. What do you think?"

Song's mother was stunned: "Is it decided? Brother Yao, why don't you think about it again?" Her Qiu Sheng was not a popular person, so why did he change his mind?

Father Yao poured a bowl of ginseng black chicken soup, drank it and said with a smile,

"Qiu Sheng is very talented. I believe he will not let my daughter suffer in the future. Besides, they are young people who love each other. As adults, we can't punish a couple who have a love for each other, right?"

Father Song pondered, "Brother Yao, we know your family's situation. It is really too high for my Qiu Sheng to marry your daughter."

Father Yao smiled and shook his head.

"According to what you said, anyone who marries my Yao Xue would be marrying up. So why not get married? It is precisely because I am not short of money that I want my Yao Xue to find a man who is truly good to her and will not bully her when I am not around. I said something harsh that day, and I will give you tea instead of wine to make amends."

Yao Xue also quickly picked up the teacup.

"Uncle and aunt, this matter is also my fault for not explaining it clearly to Qiu Sheng. I apologize to you. He didn't mean to intimidate you."

Song Qiu Sheng also stood up.

"Mom, Dad, I was worried that you wouldn't agree with me and Yao Xue, so I blurred her situation. I'm also to blame for this."

Song's father and mother stood up quickly.

Song's mother understood the outcome was set: "Since everyone is happy, let's eat happily."

My son and Yao Xue are in love with each other, and Yao Xue's father has agreed to their relationship. If the boy's parents continue to be shy, they will be laughed at.

"Brother Yao, don't worry. Yao Xue will not be bullied after she marries me. The second floor is specially prepared for young people. They like cleanliness and live alone upstairs. There is also a bathroom, but the toilet is not connected yet."

"My son Qiusheng bought a house in the capital, and we will live there from now on. As young people, they like to be free from the constraints of adults, and we, the old couple, will farm and raise pigs in the village."

Father Yao added a special sentence:

"You can also open an orchard and hire someone to take care of it for you. If your family opens an orchard, we can order all the fruits from you in the future."

Song's mother smiled and said, "Why bother? When our orchard in the village is established, we will send you some fruits every month."

Yao's father rejected the proposal: "How can I take your products for free? Besides, I want a lot. With the quality of your fruits, I must let my old partners taste them. In addition, the fruit baskets that my partners send during festivals are all purchased from you."

The more Yao's father spoke, the more envious he became, and finally he made the final decision.

"When your orchard is established, I will bring them here to taste the fruits. If they taste good, we can cooperate and your fruits will be supplied to us."

Song Qiusheng wondered, "Will it be inconvenient to transport such a long distance?"

Father Yao said cheerfully, "Not far away. What is the purpose of the train? Besides, if they have tasted the fruits from your house, they will probably rush to build roads for your village."

Song Shixia smiled and interrupted: "It's probably too late to repair the road. My brother and I are going to pay for the village to build a road to the city. My family always has cars coming to our house, and some people in the village say that our family's cars have damaged the road."

Father Yao's smile faded a little.

"It's hard for you to repay evil with kindness. I never cooperate with such people."

Song Shixia echoed, "Yes, those who say such things want to follow my family in planting fruit trees but are reluctant to pay. They think that since my family is leading the villagers to do business together, why can't we help them pay for it?"

Of course, most of the villagers in Songjia Village who follow the business are on the side of the Song family, and the ones who speak coldly are from Chenjia Village across the street.

Chenjiacun has always been stingy. Originally, if they wanted to do business together, Song Qiusheng could have taken them along. But in the vegetable business, they sold inferior vegetables and mixed rotten vegetables with good ones. They were found out several times but did not correct their behavior. Instead, they insisted that it would not be a problem if the vegetables were rotten.

After being warned several times, Song Qiu Sheng simply gave up on Chenjia Village and refused to cooperate with them again no matter how they scolded him.

A meeting was held in the village to open the orchard. When the villagers of Chenjiacun heard that they would have to pay for it themselves and that it was organized by Song Qiu Sheng, they thought that Song Qiu Sheng was deliberately targeting them because of their new and old grudges.

All the bad rumors about the Song family in the village were spread by the women from Chen Village who were sitting at the entrance of the village.

Yao's father does not care about personal relationships when doing business.

"Then why are you still building roads? I would say just ignore them. They can't rush in and smash your car." How much weight does a car have to weigh to crush the road? It's not a big truck.

Song Qiusheng took the initiative to explain: "Building roads in the village is to make money to give back to the villagers, and secondly, to shut up the neighboring village."

Father Yao nodded.

"The people in your village are great. When I was out for a walk, my hands were always busy. They treated me to food wherever I went."

So Yao's father couldn't understand why Songjia Village and Chenjia Village had to be merged together.

Song Shixia could probably guess the reason. If Chenjia Village did not join forces with Songjia Village, it would probably end up hurting itself in the future.

After explaining the future development of the village, we immediately changed our map to the university.